At Plane View Farm, we’re building our farm business on only 20 acres. Starting a farm on just 20 acres might seem hard, but it is possible to grow a profitable and diverse farm with smart planning. Many small-scale farmers are proving that you don’t need hundreds of acres to farm for profit. Most small-scale […]
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If you look around at the price of land, it makes you wonder how anyone can afford a farm. There may still be a lot of big family farms around small farms are becoming more and more appealing to people. When I say small scale I am talking about acres. In my case I farm
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No matter the time of year, chances are you will need to feed your cows hay for various reasons. Building your own round bale feeder can be a game changer! It’s a low-cost way to cut waste, keep feed clean, and make sure your cattle stay healthy. Let’s dive into how to build a DIY
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Are you tired of expensive farm equipment? Building your own solutions can save a lot of money. A DIY feed bunk made from a 55-gallon drum is a perfect example. It’s cheap, customizable, and helps you feed your animals efficiently. This post provides a step-by-step guide on how to build a feed bunk for $40.00.
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This is by far my favorite bread to make. It is so easy, yet feels so fancy. I’m all about fancy bread. Baking bread is one of those odd things that don’t quite make sense. Most bread recipes, like this one, are very easy. I have found in my short amount of time baking that
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One of the biggest mistakes that any farm enterprise can make is specialization. There are too many farmers in the US that only do one thing. Honestly, specialization in only one or two markets has only been a common practice for the last 50 or 60 years. Prior to that, a single farm would have
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In 1973 US Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz told American farmers to, “get big or get out.” Over the next couple decades the US saw vertical integration of multiple markets including poultry, beef, and pork. Today the 4 largest meat packers are responsible for 85% of the beef purchases and 67% of hog purchases in the
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How to farm the right way. This has been on my mind lately and it’s got me to thinking, are we doing it all wrong? Or, maybe we just do it all a little differently. There’s a Jeff Foxworthy video going around where Jeff says that when he was a child, Truett Cathy, the founder
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“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 So a question that comes up from time to time whenever I meet people when I talk about farming is, why do you farm? I thought I would share with you our farm story and why we
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